Year: 2020

The race to find a new sponsor in time for the 2021 season looks lost for South African elite level World Tour cycling team NTT, their general manager and former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis confirmed on Monday. Road cycling’s economy depends heavily on teams taking sponsorship as there is no paying audience and […]

Former Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs is in the news once again – for the wrong reasons. The now Wales manager has been arrested on suspicion of assault, British media have reported. VICTIM DID NOT REQUIRE TREATMENT Police were called to the 46-year-old former Manchester United winger’s home at 22:05 on Sunday after receiving reports […]

Rasta Rasivhenge will referee Saturday’s key Super Rugby Unlocked clash between the Lions and Bulls at Emirates Airline Park. Kick-off is at 19:00. The Bulls are currently top of the standings after four rounds of action, with their hosts this weekend down in fifth place. Both teams are coming off impressive victories. The Bulls saw […]

Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana legend, Neil Tovey, says Amakhosi desperately need striker Samir Nurkovic and defender Eric Mathoho to regain full fitness. Chiefs struggled both up front and at the back in last Saturday’s heavy Soweto Derby defeat against arch-rivals, Orlando Pirates. Pirates won the MTN 8 semi-final first-leg 3-0 at Orlando Stadium. NURKOVIC […]

Outsider Twilight Payment has won the 2020 Melbourne Cup on Monday as the race was marred by the tragic death of one of the pre-race favourites, Anthony Van Dyck. The Jye McNeil-ridden Irish import Twilight Payment led early and broke away from the field on the turn before hanging on late to give trainer Joseph […]

The four teams to contest the IPL 2020 playoffs have almost been decided with just one match in the round robin phase to play. That match – between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and table-topping Mumbai Indians – will determine the playoff contenders. If the Mumbai Indians win, they will join the Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore […]

Olympic 400m champion, Wayde van Niekerk, has confirmed his participation in his first athletics meeting in South Africa since Covid-19 brought a halt to the sport back in March. Van Niekerk memorably won the gold medal for South Africa in the 400m at the Rio Olympics in 2016 running out of Lane 8. VAN NIEKERK […]

This week will see another round of Champions League fixtures on Tuesday and Wednesday. There are plenty of eye-catching match-ups not to be missed. English clubs Manchester City and Liverpool will be in action on Tuesday, with Chelsea and Manchester United set to play on Wednesday. All times SA (GMT +2) Standings | Latest Champions […]

Moroka Swallows have completed the signing of Bafana Bafana defender Sfiso Hlanti, according to club chairman David Mogashoa. The former Bidvest Wits player spent the early part of the new season training as a free agent with his new club’s Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs. This was before he was released earlier in the week to […]

One year after clinching the 2019 Rugby World Cup title in Japan, the Springboks still find themselves atop the World Rugby rankings. Truth be told, they haven’t played a single Test in the past 12 months having taken the No 1 spot after beating England 32-12 in Yokohama on November 2, 2019. ALL BLACKS SECOND, […]